CN210726976U - Straight hair curler - Google Patents

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CN210726976U
CN210726976U CN201921763144.7U CN201921763144U CN210726976U CN 210726976 U CN210726976 U CN 210726976U CN 201921763144 U CN201921763144 U CN 201921763144U CN 210726976 U CN210726976 U CN 210726976U
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/36Hair curlers or hair winders with incorporated heating or drying means, e.g. electric, using chemical reaction
    • A45D2/367Hair curlers or hair winders with incorporated heating or drying means, e.g. electric, using chemical reaction with electrical heating means
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D1/00Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/02Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel
    • A45D1/04Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel by electricity
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D1/00Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/06Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws
    • A45D1/08Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws the jaws remaining parallel to each other during use, e.g. the jaws sliding parallel to each other
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/02Hair winders or hair curlers for use substantially perpendicular to the scalp, i.e. steep-curlers
    • A45D2/04Hair winders or hair curlers for use substantially perpendicular to the scalp, i.e. steep-curlers in the form of rods with jaw devices

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The utility model relates to a straight curler in hairdressing apparatus field, including hollow tubulose handle with pair the straight curly hair subassembly that inserts in the tubulose handle, the activity of stretching out and drawing back can be followed to straight curly hair subassembly, straight curly hair subassembly is including the centre gripping pipe that generates heat and installing in the connector of the centre gripping pipe rear end that generates heat, the centre gripping pipe that generates heat comprises two relative combination formation pipe-shaped semicircle aluminum pipes that generate heat, two semicircles generate heat leave the gap that is used for the centre gripping hair between the aluminum pipe, two ends are equipped with rotatable preceding spiral cover and back spiral cover respectively around the tubulose handle. Move back spiral cover through twisting and restrict the centre gripping pipe that generates heat and stretch out and fix, stretch out and all carry on spacingly around retracting to improve whole security, easy operation, the flexibility is strong, simultaneously, the hair directly gets into the gap along the V-arrangement opening of the centre gripping pipe front end that generates heat during the operation, reducible arrangement time of sending out a hairline, thereby wholly improve operating efficiency.

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Straight hair curler
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a hairdressing apparatus field, concretely relates to straight curler.
Background
With the improvement of physical life of people, hairdressing and beauty have become a large consumption field, and appliances for hairdressing and beauty have been produced, and a straight hair curler is common. A hair straightener is a hand-held electronic device for curling or straightening hair, which is composed of a handle and a heating roller or a clamping plate.
The prior straight hair curlers also have the following disadvantages: 1) the heating winding drum and the clamping plate are of independent structures, corresponding functions are realized by independent hair straighteners or hair curlers respectively, and the heating winding drum and the clamping plate are also of an integrated structure in the market, so that the volume of the product is increased undoubtedly, the structure is complex, and the manufacturing cost is high; 2) the existing straight hair curler can not be contracted, occupies a large space and is inconvenient to store, and the heating winding drum and the clamping plate are exposed outside and are easy to damage; 3) the existing straight hair curlers are inconvenient to use, the clamping plates are required to be manually operated to clamp hair, and the clamping plates are inconvenient to operate after being opened and cannot effectively tidy each bundle of hair.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims at solving the above defects, providing a straight curler, its convenient operation can be applied to straight hair and hairdressing operation simultaneously.
The utility model aims at realizing through the following mode:
the straight hair curler comprises a hollow tubular handle and a straight hair curling component which is inserted into the tubular handle in a matched mode, the straight hair curling component can stretch and retract along the inside of the tubular handle, the straight hair curling component comprises a heating clamping pipe and a connector arranged at the rear end of the heating clamping pipe, the heating clamping pipe is formed by two semicircular heating aluminum pipes which are oppositely combined to form a circular pipe, a gap for clamping hair is reserved between the two semicircular heating aluminum pipes, front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum pipes are respectively provided with a front plug which inclines inwards, the front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum pipes form a V-shaped opening communicated with the gap, the connector comprises a shell and a PCB component arranged inside the shell, the PCB component is electrically connected with a main control switch, a power supply interface used for being connected with a power line in a matched mode and a heating body used for transferring heat to the heating clamping pipe, and a front limiting bulge is arranged on the surface of, the rear end surface of shell is equipped with back spacing arch, tubular handle's front and back both ends are equipped with rotatable preceding spiral cover and back spiral cover respectively, the inner wall of preceding spiral cover is equipped with and pairs the contact with preceding spacing arch and be used for touching the preceding spacing calorie of tooth of master control switch, the inner wall of back spiral cover is equipped with and pairs the back spacing calorie of tooth of contact with back spacing arch, when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat stretches out to the preceding spacing point of tubular handle forward, preceding spacing arch contacts with preceding spacing calorie of tooth, restrict the centre gripping pipe withdrawal of generating heat through twisting preceding spiral cover, preceding spiral cover touches master control switch simultaneously, when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat retracts backward to the back spacing point of tubular handle, back spacing arch contacts with back spacing calorie of tooth, restrict the centre gripping pipe that generates heat and stretch out through twisting back spiral cover.
In the above description, as a preferable scheme, the inner wall of the tubular handle is provided with a telescopic sliding groove for assisting sliding, and the surface of the outer shell is provided with a convex sliding block for sliding into the telescopic sliding groove in a matching manner.
In the above description, as a preferred scheme, the outer shell is formed by combining an upper shell and a lower shell in a paired manner, the front end of the lower shell extends forwards and is fixedly inserted into the rear end of one semicircular heating aluminum pipe in a paired manner, the front end of the upper shell is provided with a fixing seat through a bolt, the front end of the fixing seat extends forwards and is fixedly inserted into the rear end of the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe in a paired manner, and a spring is longitudinally arranged between the front end of the upper shell and the fixing seat, so that the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe can be opened and closed along the bolt and the spring.
In the above description, as a preferred scheme, the PCB assembly is further electrically connected with an indicator lamp, a lamp ring is disposed between the front end of the tubular handle and the front screw cap, when the heating clamping tube extends forward to the front limit point of the tubular handle, the position of the indicator lamp corresponds to the position of the lamp ring, and when the heating clamping tube is heated, the indicator lamp is turned on and displayed through the lamp ring.
In the above description, as a preferable mode, the opposite surfaces of the two semicircular heating aluminum pipes are both flat surfaces.
In the above description, as a preferable scheme, the front end of the front plug is sleeved with a front pressing hand cover having the same shape as the front plug, and the front pressing hand cover can be directly pulled forwards or pressed backwards during operation, so as to avoid directly touching the heating clamping tube with a hand.
In the above description, it is preferable that the power supply interface extends backward to the rear end of the housing.
The utility model discloses produced beneficial effect is: the straight hair curling component can stretch and move along the inside of the tubular handle, when the heating clamping tube extends forwards to the front limit point of the tubular handle, the front rotary cover is screwed to limit the retraction of the heating clamping tube, the front rotary cover simultaneously touches the main control switch, the heating can be carried out after the main control switch is touched, at the moment, the retraction of the heating clamping tube is limited, when the heating clamping tube retracts backwards to the rear limit point of the tubular handle, the rear rotary cover is screwed to limit the extension and the fixation of the heating clamping tube, the front and the rear of the extension and the retraction are both limited, thereby improving the overall safety, saving more space after the overall retraction, protecting the heating clamping tube and prolonging the service life, in addition, the heating clamping tube is composed of two semicircular heating aluminum tubes which are combined relatively to form a circular tube shape, the heating clamping tube can realize the functions of a winding drum and a clamping plate, has simple structure, and a gap reserved between the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes is used for, when straightening hair operation, can directly straighten the hair through the gap, when curly hair operation, clip the hair through the gap earlier, roll up the hair to the periphery that generates heat the centre gripping pipe again, easy operation, the flexibility is strong, simultaneously, the hair directly gets into the gap along the V-arrangement opening that generates heat the centre gripping pipe front end during the operation, reducible arrangement hairline's time to whole improvement operating efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the embodiment of the present invention in a retracted state;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of the embodiment of the present invention in an extended state;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a straight hair curling element according to an embodiment of the present invention;
in the figure, 1 is a tubular handle, 2 is a front rotary cover, 3 is a rear rotary cover, 4 is a lamp ring, 5 is a power line, 6 is a PCB assembly, 7 is an indicator lamp, 8 is a power interface, 9 is an upper shell, 10 is a lower shell, 11 is a fixed seat, 12 is a bolt, 13 is a spring, 14 is a semicircular heating aluminum pipe, 15 is a front plug, 16 is a front pressing hand cover, 17 is a front limiting bulge, 18 is a rear limiting bulge, and 19 is a bulge slider.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1-4, a embodied straight hair curler includes a hollow tubular handle 1 and a straight hair curler inserted into the tubular handle 1 in a matching manner, the straight hair curler is capable of performing telescopic movement along the inside of the tubular handle 1, the straight hair curler includes a heating clamping tube and a connector mounted at the rear end of the heating clamping tube, the heating clamping tube is composed of two semicircular heating aluminum tubes 14 combined oppositely to form a circular tube, a gap for clamping hair is left between the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes 14, the opposite surfaces of the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes 14 are flat surfaces, the front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes 14 are respectively provided with a front plug 15 inclined inwards, a front pressing hand cover 16 having the same shape as the front plug 15 is sleeved at the front end of the front plug 15, so that the front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes 14 form a V-shaped opening communicated with the gap, and the V-shaped opening is more convenient for guiding in hair, during operation, hair directly enters the gap along the V-shaped opening at the front end of the heating clamping tube, so that the hair trimming time can be reduced, and the operation efficiency is integrally improved.
The connector includes the shell and installs in the inside PCB subassembly 6 of shell, and 6 electric connection of PCB subassembly have master switch, be used for with 5 mating connections's of power cord power source 8 with be used for giving the heat-generating body of heat-generating grip pipe transmission heat, power source 8 extends to the rear end of shell backward, is convenient for install power cord 5 and supplies power, in addition, PCB subassembly 6 still electric connection has pilot lamp 7 for instruct operating condition. The front end surface of shell is equipped with preceding spacing arch 17, the rear end surface of shell is equipped with back spacing arch 18, tubular handle 1 two ends are equipped with rotatable preceding spiral cover 2 and back spiral cover 3 respectively around, be equipped with lamp ring 4 between the front end of tubular handle 1 and the preceding spiral cover 2, when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat stretches out to the preceding spacing point of tubular handle 1 forward, the position of pilot lamp 7 is corresponding with the position of lamp ring 4, can directly indicate operating condition through lamp ring 4.
The shell is formed by pairing and combining an upper shell 9 and a lower shell 10, the front end of the lower shell 10 extends forwards and is paired and fixedly inserted into the rear end of one semicircular heating aluminum pipe 14, a fixing seat 11 is installed at the front end of the upper shell 9 through a bolt 12, the front end of the fixing seat 11 extends forwards and is paired and fixedly inserted into the rear end of the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe 14, a spring 13 is longitudinally installed between the front end of the upper shell 9 and the fixing seat 11, the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe 14 can realize opening and closing actions along the bolt 12 and the spring 13, under the auxiliary action of the spring 13, the size of a gap can be properly adjusted, and the hair styling appliance is particularly good in elasticity and suitable for more different hair styles.
The inner wall of tubulose handle 1 is equipped with and is used for supplementary gliding flexible spout, and the surface of shell is equipped with and is used for pairing the protruding slider 19 that slides in flexible spout, and protruding slider 19 when sliding along the flexible spout, not only can play the supplementary slip effect, but also can play limiting displacement, prevents that the centre gripping pipe that generates heat from rotating. The inner wall of the front rotary cover 2 is provided with a front limiting clamping tooth which is in pairing contact with the front limiting protrusion 17 and is used for triggering the main control switch, the inner wall of the rear rotary cover 3 is provided with a rear limiting clamping tooth which is in pairing contact with the rear limiting protrusion 18, when the heating clamping tube extends forwards to the front limiting point of the tubular handle 1, the front limiting protrusion 17 is in contact with the front limiting clamping tooth, the retraction of the heating clamping tube is limited by screwing the front rotary cover 2, the front rotary cover 2 simultaneously triggers the main control switch, when the heating clamping tube retracts backwards to the rear limiting point of the tubular handle 1, the rear limiting protrusion 18 is in contact with the rear limiting clamping tooth, and the heating clamping tube is limited to extend out by screwing the rear rotary cover 3. Stretch out and all carry on spacingly around with the withdrawal, thereby improve whole security, in addition, the centre gripping pipe that generates heat comprises two relative combination formation pipe's semicircle aluminium pipes 14 that generate heat, the gap that leaves between two semicircle aluminium pipes 14 that generate heat is used for the centre gripping hair, when straightening hair operation, can directly straighten the hair through the gap, when curly hair operation, clip the hair through the gap earlier, roll up the hair to the periphery of the centre gripping pipe that generates heat again, moreover, the steam generator is simple in operation, and high in flexibility, and simultaneously, the hair directly gets into the gap along the V-arrangement opening of the centre gripping pipe front end that generates heat during the operation, the time of reducible arrangement hairline, thereby wholly improve operating efficiency.
The foregoing is a more detailed description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the specific preferred embodiments thereof, and it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific embodiments shown and described. To the utility model belongs to the technical field of the ordinary technical personnel, do not deviate from the utility model discloses under the prerequisite of design, can also make a plurality of simple deductions or replacement, all should regard as the utility model discloses a protection scope.

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1. Straight curler, including hollow tubular handle and the straight curler subassembly of mating insertion tubular handle in its characterized in that: the straight hair curling component can stretch and move along the inside of the tubular handle, the straight hair curling component comprises a heating clamping tube and a connector arranged at the rear end of the heating clamping tube, the heating clamping tube is composed of two semicircular heating aluminum tubes which are oppositely combined to form a circular tube, a gap for clamping hair is reserved between the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes, the front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes are respectively provided with a front plug which inclines inwards, the front ends of the two semicircular heating aluminum tubes form a V-shaped opening communicated with the gap, the connector comprises a shell and a PCB component arranged in the shell, the PCB component is electrically connected with a main control switch, a power interface which is in matching connection with a power line and a heating element which is used for transferring heat to the heating clamping tube, the front end surface of the shell is provided with a front limiting bulge, the rear end surface of the shell is provided with a rear limiting bulge, the front end and the rear end of the tubular handle are respectively provided with a rotatable front rotary, the inner wall of preceding spiral cover is equipped with and pairs the contact with preceding spacing arch and is used for touching the preceding spacing calorie of tooth of master control switch, the inner wall of back spiral cover is equipped with and pairs the back spacing calorie of tooth of contact with back spacing arch, when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat stretches out to the preceding spacing point of tubulose handle forward, preceding spacing arch contacts with preceding spacing calorie of tooth, restrict the centre gripping pipe withdrawal that generates heat through twisting preceding spiral cover, preceding spiral cover touches master control switch simultaneously, when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat retracts back to the back spacing point of tubulose handle, back spacing arch and back spacing calorie of tooth contact, restrict the centre gripping pipe that generates heat and stretch out through twisting back spiral cover.
2. The straight curling iron of claim 1, wherein: the inner wall of the tubular handle is provided with a telescopic chute for assisting sliding, and the surface of the shell is provided with a convex sliding block for sliding into the telescopic chute in a matching manner.
3. The straight curling iron of claim 1, wherein: the shell is formed by matching and combining an upper shell and a lower shell, the front end of the lower shell extends forwards and is matched and fixedly inserted into the rear end of one semicircular heating aluminum pipe, the front end of the upper shell is provided with a fixed seat through a bolt, the front end of the fixed seat extends forwards and is matched and fixedly inserted into the rear end of the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe, and a spring is longitudinally arranged between the front end of the upper shell and the fixed seat, so that the other semicircular heating aluminum pipe can be opened and closed along the bolt and the spring.
4. A straight hair curler according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the PCB subassembly still electric connection has the pilot lamp, is equipped with the lamp ring between the front end of tubulose handle and the preceding spiral cover, and when the centre gripping pipe that generates heat stretches out forward to the preceding limit point of tubulose handle, the position of pilot lamp corresponds with the position of lamp ring.
5. A straight hair curler according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the opposite surfaces of the two semicircular heating aluminum pipes are flat surfaces.
6. A straight hair curler according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the front end of the front plug is sleeved with a front pressing hand cover which has the same shape as the front plug.
7. A straight hair curler according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the power interface extends rearward to the rear end of the housing.
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